Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

Mike69cuda said

Not disagreeing with you, however I live in a neighborhood with houses on every side & I am very concerned about high velocity bullets that miss thier mark. I would rather take my chances unarmed as kill someone else in the house or a kid next door.

That was my primary consideration buying a tactical shotgun. I want to shift the odds in my favor without risking others.

Anybody have any wisdom on this issue?

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Shotguns will go through more walls, doors, and drywall than a 5.56 round will. Smaller bullets fragment when they hit things and tend to lose lethality quickly. Buckshot and slow/heavy round don't take as much damage and will continue on with lethal capacity for much longer.

There's some professional testing out there on the subject matter, but the take-away is that if you're buying to prevent over-penetration you're better off with stronger physical security in your house because anything which is effective at conversational distance is also effective through at least one interior wall.